FXCM Vs. Binance - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
FXCM is a global brokerage headquartered in the U.K that specialises in both retail and institutional trading with a comprehensive API offering. **The below information is provided based on FXCM EU LTD. For other FXCM entities, please go to the corresponding FXCM website for more information. TheTradingBible.com is acting in a capacity of marketing affiliate for FXCM EU LTD.	Binance is a global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 in China with the aim of providing the ultimate trading solution. Currently, they offer more than 700+ cryptocurrencies, derivatives (such as Vanilla options, futures, staking), a Launchpad platform for ICOs and many more services such as several trading platforms with different complexity levels.
Best For
Professional algorithmic traders looking to benefit from their comprehensive API offering.	Avid cryptocurrency traders and investors from intermediate to expert levels Day traders looking for a high liquidity exchange with competitive fees
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 2 Other Licenses 2 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
ASIC (Australia) CySec (Cyprus) FCA (United Kingdom) FSCA (South Africa)	None
The Good
Comprehensive API offering with a variety of conditions and programming languages at no additional cost Proprietary platform (Trading Station)	Largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by liquidity Massive cryptocurrencies selection available (700+) Large amount of financial products in the form of derivatives (Vanilla options, futures, etc) Advanced trading platforms with visual order books at no cost
The Bad
Lack of asset variety in their offering (over 463+ financial instruments) Costly spreads when compared to similar competitors	Interface can be complex to use for beginners The wide selection of products and derivatives can also be intimidating for beginners
Status
Operational	Operational
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
1999	2017
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
$50	0
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfer Neteller Skrill	Cryptocurrency Bank transfers Visa Mastercard
💵 Account Base Currencies
4 - EUR GBP, USD, CHF.	All supported cryptocurrencies.
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
No	Yes
❌ Restricted Countries
RU, US, CA, JP, SK, BE and more.	None
📊 STP Account
No	No
📊 DMA Account
No	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
No	Yes
Assets
📚 Assets Type
CFDs	Hybrid
Total Asset Offering
447	750
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
341	0
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
41	0
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
14	0
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
19	0
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	0
💸 Cryptocurrencies
0	750
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
22	0
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
10	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
1 Share	Unavailable
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
1 Unit	$10
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
$1,000 (0.01 Lots)	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Varies by Commodity (Eg: 1 Troy ounce of Gold)	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
30	100
💪 Professional Leverage
400	Unavailable
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	Yes
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
No	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
Yes	No
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
Yes	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
Yes	Yes
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
Yes	Yes
👬 Copy Trading
Yes	No
👫 Social Trading
Yes	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
Yes	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
50 units of the account's base currency yearly after 1 year of inactivity.	None
💰 Deposit Fees
Yes on bank transfer withdrawals depending on location (from $10 to $40 on local currency).	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	None
💰 Commissions
None	Fixed 0.1% trade value fee for spot trades.
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Dynamic - From 1.2 Pips	Unavailable
📉 SP500
Dynamic - From 58 Pips	Unavailable
📈 GOLD
Dynamic - From 41 Pips	Unavailable
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Dynamic - From $1.04	Unavailable
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From $51	Dynamic - From $1
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
Yes	No
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
Yes	No
📡 Video Tutorials
No	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	No
📡 Webinars
No	No